The Newbie I Picked Up Is Actually My Nemesis

Blurb:

In 2121, the next-generation full-dive competitive online game Imaginary Utopia, developed by Tianji Network, finally launched its open beta!

Watching the newbies in the starter village slowly figure out the game mechanics, the ultimate expert Bai Nianyu finally spotted a poor lost soul.

He immediately dashed over and slapped a million gold coins into the rookie's face.

"Come with me! I'll be your game mentor from now on!"

The "rookie" held the million gold coins and stared at the flood of "hahahaha" comments in the livestream, wanting to refuse politely.

"Rookie": No, I...

Bai Nianyu: I'm an expert in every class!

"Rookie": No, what I mean is...

Bai Nianyu: I have a 90% win rate!

"Rookie": No, actually I'm...

Bai Nianyu slapped a property deed for a player home into the "rookie's" face. "Come on, sweetheart! You don't need to be shy with me!"

"Rookie": ...

After retiring, Chu Li had only wanted to quietly livestream in that laid-back game. He never expected a clueless "salmon" to come along and pick him up.

That "salmon" was awful at the game, yet loved acting like a big shot in front of him.

To keep the "salmon's" dream alive, Chu Li made a secret identity: a level 12 VIP alt account with an extremely rare title and every item in the shop, and secretly raised him.

Until one day, the two people who each thought the other was a rookie met in real life.

Bai Nianyu: ...Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.

Chu Li grabbed the back of someone's neck and held tight, taking great interest in his fate. "You said we'd have a real-life match."

A bottom who can't hide his feelings and talks like a streetwise gamer (?), paired with a top who smiles and says nothing, a master of theatrics.

PS:

1. A sweet one-on-one romance.

2. You could call it mutual secret crushes, followed by both of them revealing their secret identities to each other.

3. The third point is just here to fill the list.

Theme: Hard work pays off